girl's name
Rionach
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (NI)
- Births on record 135
Northern Ireland
#292
2024 births
Rionach is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in Northern Ireland, ranking #292. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in Northern Ireland in 2019, when 11 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in Northern Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 3,178 babies in Northern Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1999.
Rionach over time
Births per decade in Northern Ireland, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 20 |
| 2010s | 47 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 31 |
How popular is Rionach?
In 2024, Rionach was given to 5 babies in Northern Ireland, ranking #292 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Rionach is used
Figures for Northern Ireland withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
How Rionach is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ríonach | Ríonach is a rare spelling of Rionach, written with a fada and recorded 10 times, mostly in Ireland. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Rionach
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rionach also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rionach over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Rionach in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Ríonach
Sibling names for Rionach
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rionach — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rionach
How popular is the name Rionach?
In 2024, Rionach was given to 5 babies in Northern Ireland, ranking #292 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Rionach a girl's or a boy's name?
Rionach is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Rionach most popular?
Rionach peaked in 2019, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rionach a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rionach currently ranks #292 in Northern Ireland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.